The mountain system is mostly a success. Expanding foam construction caused some alignment issues but whoever heard of a straight mountain? Gray granite with some unatural colored vegitation is the theme. We are exploring vegitation options. The normal nursery sources (Michaels, etc.) are quite expensive.

Roling stock is still arriving (air lifted in). It is an odd mixture of what is available. Most is useful for construction. There is even a passenger car for the comfort of workers. A roster will be required to set up scheduling and determine how units will be used for operations. Most of the inventory requires repair since a lot of it is 30 to 50 years old. This weekend we were able to purchase some much-needed parts:

springs and pivot rivets for couplers
ladders for one caboose
an additional 260 bumper
a much-needed upgraded power supply (ZW)!

Also, two new units were purchased a Sante Fe A-unit diesel and a coal-dump car. The engine required significant cleaning, expecially the horn unit. The engine was also fouled with grease and everything needed lubrication. It runs great now. There is some minor concern about scraping the undercarriage on turnouts.